Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa  | |
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In A Ball at the Anjo House  (1947) with Setsuko Hara  | |
| Born | 13 November 1906 | 
| Died | 22 June 2000 (aged 93) Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan  | 
| Occupation | Actor | 
| Years active | 1925–1997 | 
Osamu Takizawa (滝沢 修, Takizawa Osamu; 13 November 1906 – 22 June 2000) was a Japanese actor. He was born in Ushigome, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Starting at the Tsukiji Little Theater, Takizawa participated in a number of theatrical troupes before forming Gekidan Mingei with Jūkichi Uno. His was praised for his performance in Death of a Salesman and also directed a version of The Diary of Anne Frank. Perhaps his most notable film role was in Fires on the Plain.